Switched Networks and VLANS

OBJECTIVES

The first paart of this lab is designed to demonstrate the implementation of switched local area networks. The simulation in this lab will help you examine the performance of different implementations of local area networks connected by switches and hubs.

The objective of the second part of this lab is to study how to divide a physical network into a number of separate logical networks using virtual local area networks (VLANs) with the benefit ofdecreasing collision domain and adding more security.